Gabon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Gabon at the 2012 Summer Olympics
IOC code	GAB
NOC	Comité Olympique Gabonais
in London
Competitors	24 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Ruddy Zang Milama[1]
Medals Ranked 69th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 1 0 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Gabon competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics, excluding the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, both affected by the African and the American-led boycott.

Gabon Olympic Committee (French: Comité Olympique Gabonais) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. A total of 24 athletes, 22 men and 2 women, to compete in 5 sports. Men's football was the only team-based sport in which Gabon had its representation in these Olympic games. Sprinter Ruddy Zang Milama was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Gabon left London with its first ever Olympic medal. Taekwondo jin Anthony Obame won the silver in the men's super heavyweight division, narrowly losing to Italy's Carlo Molfetta.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Anthony Obame	Taekwondo	Men's +80 kg	11 August

Athletics

Gabonese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):^[2][3]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Wilfried Bingangoye	100 m	10.89	3	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ruddy Zang Milama	100 m	Bye		11.14	3 Q	11.31	7	Did not advance

Boxing

Gabon has so far qualified boxers for the following events^[4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Braexir Lemboumba	Bantamweight	Encarnación (DOM) L 6–15	Did not advance
Yannick Mbemy	Welterweight	Tüvshinbat (MGL) L 4–17	Did not advance

Football

Gabon's men's football team has qualified.

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Gabon squad in the men's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[5][6]

Coach: Claude Albert Mbourounot

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	2012 club
1	GK	Ovono, DidierDidier Ovono* (c)	23 January 1983 (aged 29)			Le Mans
2	DF	Dinda, MullerMuller Dinda	22 September 1995 (aged 16)			Cercle Mbéri
3	DF	Nzambe, StevyStevy Nzambe	4 September 1991 (aged 20)			Marseille
4	MF	Engonga, FranckFranck Engonga	26 July 1993 (aged 19)			USM Libreville
5	DF	Ecuele Manga, BrunoBruno Ecuele Manga*	16 July 1988 (aged 24)			Lorient
6	DF	Ebanega, RemyRémy Ebanega	17 November 1989 (aged 22)			Bitam
7	FW	Nono, AllenAllen Nono	15 August 1992 (aged 19)			USM Libreville
8	MF	Ndoumbou, AlexanderAlexander N'Doumbou	4 January 1992 (aged 20)			Orléans
9	FW	Aubameyang, PierrePierre Aubameyang	18 June 1989 (aged 23)			Saint-Étienne
10	MF	Madinda, LevyLévy Madinda	11 June 1992 (aged 20)			Celta Vigo B
11	FW	Meye, AxelAxel Meye	6 June 1995 (aged 17)			Bitam
12	MF	Tandjigora, MerlinMerlin Tandjigora	6 April 1990 (aged 22)			Carquefou
13	MF	Boussoughou, CedricCédric Boussoughou	20 July 1991 (aged 21)			Mangasport
14	MF	Biyogo Poko, AndréAndré Biyogo Poko	1 January 1993 (aged 19)			Bordeaux
15	MF	Ndong, HenriHenri Ndong	23 August 1992 (aged 19)			Bitam
16	DF	Ndong, EmmanuelEmmanuel Ndong	4 May 1992 (aged 20)			Sogéa
17	MF	Obiang, JerryJerry Obiang	10 June 1992 (aged 20)			Sogéa
18	GK	Mfa Mezui, AnthonyAnthony Mfa Mezui	7 March 1991 (aged 21)			Metz
21	MF	Mbingui, SamsonSamson Mbingui[7]	9 February 1992 (aged 20)			Mangasport

* Over-aged player.

Group play

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
South Korea	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Gabon	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2
Switzerland	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

Gabon  v   Switzerland

26 July 2012 17:15

Gabon	1–1	Switzerland
Aubameyang  45'	Report	Mehmedi  5' (pen.)

St James' Park, Newcastle Attendance: 15,748[8] Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Mexico  v  Gabon

29 July 2012 14:30

Mexico	2–0	Gabon
Dos Santos  63', 90+2' (pen.)	Report

City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry Attendance: 28,171[9] Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

South Korea  v  Gabon

1 August 2012 17:00

South Korea	0–0	Gabon
	Report

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 76,927[10] Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Judo

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Audrey Koumba	Women's −78 kg	Ntahonvukiye (BDI) W 0020–0000	Joó (HUN) L 0000–0100	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Anthony Obame	Men's +80 kg	Thomsen-Fuataga (SAM) W 9–2	Despaigne (CUB) W 1–0 SDP	Tanrıkulu (TUR) W 3–2	Bye		Molfetta (ITA) L 9–9 SUP

References

1. Staff. "Gabon – London 2012 Olympics". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
2. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
3. IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 4 June 2011
4. "Final African Olympic Quota Places revealed". AIBA. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
5. "Aubameyang included in Gabon's Olympic football squad". BBC Sport. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
6. "Men's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 - List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 2012-07-13. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
7. Replaced Bruno Ecuele Manga who was not released by his club on the eve of the competition.
8. "Gabon – Switzerland". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
9. "Mexico – Gabon". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
10. "South Korea – Gabon". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

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